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No. 422,790. Patented Mar. 4, 1890.

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UNITED ASTATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES BURNETT IVEY, OF MACON, GEORGIA.

AUTOMATICA RECORDING-SIGNAL FOR RAILROADS. y

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 422,790, dated March 4, 1890.

Application iiled September 24, 1889. Serial No. 324,901. (No model.)

.T0 all whom, ibm/Cty concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES BUENETT lvEv, of Macon, in the county of Bibb and State of Georgia, have invented a new and Improved Automatic Recording-Signal for Railroads, of

which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

roads which will automatically record the time of the passage of any engine, tender, car, or

train past any station or other point along the line, and also give particulars regarding its attendants and the nature of its load; or will deliver messages to statiomagents, train or track men, or other employes of a railroad.

The invention has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient signal apparatus of this character.

The invention consists in 'certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts of the apparatus, which comprises a carrier on the train, a series of signal-balls adapted thereto, and a receiver at the road-` bed for the balls delivered from the carrier, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to behad to the accompanying drawings, forininga part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the 'iigures Figure 1 is a side elevationillustrating my vimprovement as applied to a Caboose-car and Hthe road-bed, the car being partly broken away. Fig. 1 is a detail sectionalview, showying how the signalfball carrier is held to the car-truck frame. Fig-2 is aside elevation of the signal-ball receiver or pocket, which is .set in the road-bed alongside the railroad track. Fig. 3 `is a-plairview of the receiver. Fig. 4 1s an end view thereof. Fig. 5 is aside .view of the `signalball` carrier or holder of the apparatus and broken sectionbal side view of parts of the bali-receiver at the road-bed, and drawn to a larger scale. Fig. 6 is a rear view of the parts shown in Fig. 5, with the ball-receiver in transverse vertical section on the line 1 1 in said figure. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the top of the signal -ball carrier. Fig. S is a detail sectional plan view of the ball receiver, taken on the irregular line 2 2 in Fig G. Fig. 9 is an enlarged sido viewof the lower end of the ball-carrier with its striker sectional view of the ball-carrier, taken at' right angles to Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is an enlarged side view of the lower end of the ball-carrier My invention relates to a signal for rail` in normal or central position andv drawnV to the saine scale as Fig. 9. Fig. 13 is a rear view of the parts shown in Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a plan view of the ball-carrier striker and tripvalve device. Figs. 15 and 1G are sectional and side views, respectively, of one of the signalballs of the apparatus; and Figs. 17 and 18 are respectively vertical sectional and plan views of the upper valve of the striker device.

My improved recording-signal for railroads comprises, generally speaking, three instruinentalities-viz., a carrier A, to be connected to a locomotive-engine, eaboose, or other car; a receiver B, located on the roadbed alongside the railroad-track, and a series of signalfing balls or bodies C, which are automatically dropped by the carrier into the receivers B, and are marked with or contain instructions, reports, or messages or dat-a, which are to be delivered along the line ofrailroad.

l. will particularly describe the ball-carrier, the ball-receiver, and the balls in the order named, as follows:

The signabball carrier A. is made with a face-plate D, `provided with four lugs d., arranged in upper and lower pairs and. Vhaving vertical grooves in which are iitted loosely opposite side flanges or wings ce on a barrel E, which thus may slide up and down. Into the top of the barrel is screwed or otherwise fitted an upper pipe or tube F, which passes loosely through a cap or head plate G, which is rigidly held to the upper pair of faceplate lugs d clby stay-rods g g, having bolt ends with nuts screwed on them both above and below the cap and the lugs. To the top of the tube F is screwed or otherwise fixed a collar H, provided with a series of annular parallel horizontal ribs or flan ges h, forming a vertically-rangin g toothed rack, which is normally engaged by a segmental pinion t, formed at the inner end or head of a lever I, which, by a pin QZ', is fulcruincd to and between the upper ends of two lugs 'g' g', rising from the cap G. The collar II may be cast with a narrow vertically-ranging series of teeth to form a rack only about as wide as the pinion t' engaging it; but by providing the annular series of ribs or iianges h on the collar a rack will always be provided for engagement by the lever-pinion,=no matter what may be the position into which the collar may be turned while fastening it by screw-threads or otherwise to the top ot the tube F, or in whatever position the tube itself may be left after screwing it into v the top of the barrel E. The lever I is provided with a lug having a hole 2, which, when the lever is pressed down, may be brought to coincide with holes g2, made through twolugs g3 g3 on the under side of the cap or head plate, so as to allow a pin J to be passed through the holes gfe i2 in the lever and cap lugs, in order to lock the lever in a lowered or vertical position, for a purpose hereinafter explained. The barrel-wings e e are provided with vertically-ranging series of holes e e', through which are passed bolts k, holding` to the wings and barrel a cross-bar or stirrup K.

The opposite ends of this stirrup rest on va` pairof the lugs cZ CZ of the carrier face-'plate D and sustain the carrier-barrel E, its tube F, and the top collar H on the lugs. The face-plate carrying the lugs is itself supported by bolting or clamping it to the arch-barframe l of a diamond-truck or to an equalizer-bar resting on the truck-axle boxes of an engine, tender, or car, or to a frame carried directly bythe driving-axle boxes of an engine moving along the railroad-track. Figs. 1 and l of the drawings show how hook-bolts CZ may be used to hold the face-plate D to the bar d2 of the truckframe of a Caboose-car and allowing the upper open end of the carrier-barrel to proj ect a little through and above the licor of the car to permit signal -balls to be conveniently dropped into it by a freight-conductor or trainlnan. When the carrier is held to the truck ot' an engine, the barrel will project within the cab to allow balls to be dropped into it by the engineer or fireman. By shifting the bolts Zo to other holes e of the barrel-wings the barrel, tube, and collar E F I-I maybe sustained by the stirrup K at various heights on the face-plate lugs, so as to keep a swinging striker and valve device L held to thef lower end of the barrel, and hereinafter described, at any required distance above the trip-plate of the signal-ball receiver B. This adjustment, by means of the holes e', is used in order to cause the striker and valve to operate properly with relation to said trip-plate should the axle-boxes carrying the frame or bar d2, supporting thecarrier, be higher or lower than the track, it being understood that thisV vertical adjustment by shifting the yokebolts 7c is only a limited one, made in order to accomlnodate the variations occurring in the diameter of Wheels when exchanging them or when their treads or tires wear down in service ,under the engine, tender, or car provided with the carrier. The yoke K may be arranged so as to adj ustably support the ballcarrier barrel by means of the lower pair of lugs d CZ of the face-plate, if desired.

From the aforesaid description it is obvious that when the carrier is properly sustained by the yoke K resting on the face-plate lugs to support the pendent trip-lug Z of the striker L at proper height to be swung either forward or backward by contact with the tripplate of the ball-receiver B, and that when the lever I is in a horizontal position, as shown in Figs. and 6 of the drawings, by swinging this lever downward to a vertical position the lever-pinion i will, by engaging the rack h of the carrier-collar, lift the entire barrel E, with its extension-tube F, andv striker and valve device L, togetherwith the striker trip-lug Z, clear above the trip-'plate of the receivenso as to prevent ,operation of the striker and valve by the trip-plate, and consequentlj+V prevent dropping of a ball from the'car'rier into the receiver. The lever I may in this manner be lowered by hand in order'to lift lthe carrierbarrel and its attachments temporarily while passing by any one or mere of the receivers B along the track, and when the level' is released or allowed to risev the-barrel will drop by gravity until its yoke K rests on the lugs of the face-plate. If it is desired to lock the lowered lever I in order to hold the carrier and attachments raised permanently or for a considerable time, this may bek done by placing the pin J in the holes g2 i2 of the cap and lever; or the pin may be passed through the holes g2 and in front of the lever.

I particularly describe the striker-and-v-alve device L asfollows, with more special reference to Figs. 5 and 6 and'9 to 14, inclusive, of the drawings: The'striker has a-lower valveplate Z, which .is iixed to side plates Z2 Z2, extending upward next the lower end of the barrel E and fulcrumed thereto by pins or trunnions ZB Z in such a manner that the valveplate Z will swing clear of the lower convexed end of the barrel. The valve-plateZ is extended outward and then downward to'form the striker-lug Z above mentioned. To front and rear upper cross-bars Z4 Z4 ot' the striker are ixed the opposite yends ot a semicircular upper valve-plate M, which is curved do'wnward in the arc of a circle having the trunnion-pins Z"3 as a center, and passes through slots e2 made in the front and rear walls ot' the barrel E. The lowest point of the valve` plate M is as high above the lower end of the barrel and the valve-plate Z as the diameter of one of the signal-balls C of the apparatus, or a triile more. The valve M hasva central opening m a little larger than' one of the balls C, and through this opening the balls'held in the carrier may pass downwardl successively to the lower valve-plate Zot the striker. The outside plate Z2 of 'thestriker is preferably provided with acouple of semicircular flanges or ribs Z5 Z5 and a cross-bar or lug Z6, connecting them at the center. In two lugs u n on IOO IIO

the barrel E above the striker. are rigidly held the opposite ends cfa curved rod N, the center of which passes loosely through the striker'- of the barrel.

lug Z6, and on this rod between the lugs n Z6 are loosely placed two spiral springs O O,which, by normally expanding between the lugs, hold the lower valve-plate Z of the striker device L centrally below the open lower end of the carrier-barrel E, and also hold the upper valve M, with'its opening m, in line with the bore The springs O O being of equal resistance, it is obvious that should the striker be swung either forward or backward by contact of its lug Z with the receiver or any other object `iir1nly fixed alongside the railroad track the valve-plate Z will be swung from beneath the barrel E, so as to drop the lowermost-ball C, which had rested on said valveplate Z, and simultaneously the upper valve M will lpass beneaththe next to the lowest ballin order toprevent its dropping until the entire. striker device is retracted and held back into its normal position by the springs. Upon this retraction alliithe balls in the barreliwill fall as `the lowest one drops through the opening m of the valve M down to the now closed Vvalve Z, ready to `be dropped ihe next time -`the striker is swung' on its trunnions. Figi) ofthe drawings illustrates the droppingof A.a ball from the carrierbarrel. The i ribs or flanges Z5 on the striker are not essential but they protect or guard the springs O, and` `therefore are preferred in practice. Any other'suitable spring or retracting device for the valved striker may also be em ployed. i i

-I will now particularly `describe the signalball receiver B with incre special reference to Figs. l to G, inclusive,of the drawings.- The receiver is made with a ball-catchingtrough P, having considerable lengt-h, and a shorter andA deeper box R, into which the balls pass from `the trough. `The receiventrough and box are Flaid in or on the roacbbed alongside of and parallel to the railroad-track. The trough P is long enough to assure the dropping of a ball into it from the carrier on the engine or carwhen a train is running at a high speed. The trough is open at the top, excepting short top pieces p p, one being at each of itsends, which arangeinentprevents the signal-balls from bouncing out when they strike the end` of the trough. The trough- Hoor p `is made to slope to the place where a side opening p2 `is provided for the passage of the balls into thc box R. this opening p2 at the center of the trough; but, if preferred, the opening may instead be at either end ofthe trough, and in either case the troughtloor slopes downward to said openn ing inthe first case from both ends and in` thesecond case from one end of the trough. At the openinggthere is provided `a depression or valley pitol guide the ball through the opening into the box. The box Ris provided with a verticallyranging tube S openat the bottom and connecting by an upper bend or The drawings show or plate U, which at its free end carries a,

marker-arm V, projecting at one beveled end o through the side of the ball-tube S, and at its other end carrying a prick-point u', or it may be a punch or stamp, adapted when the marker is forcedendwise by passage of a ball "C through the tube S to mark, punch, or

stamp a ribbon or band held at the periphery of a wheel or spool 7. This spool is rotated by any suitably-arranged clock-work w, so that the ribbon or band marked or graduated in hours and minutes will indicate by the prick, punch, or stamp on it the precise time when each ball was dropped from the trains carrier. As the balls delivered in the channel T lodge one behind the other in the order in which they were dropped from the carrier, it will always be easy to tell which ball caused anyiparticular inark on the ribbon or band. This ribbon or band may either be wound on a spo'ol or roller or may be stretched between rollers or held in any other approved manner adapting it to receive the impression ofA the marker. One side fr of the box R is hinged asa door in order to give access to the interior of the box to authorized persons holding the key of a lock r', by which the door is secured.

The dropping of the balls from the carrier is effected by contact of the swinging striker and valve device L with a long top board or plate X, which forins or may form the top of the box R, and extends therefrom each-way to the ends or nearlyto the ends of the trough P. This trip-plate X is provided with or suppleinented by ends formed, preferably, by sep arate "cros`s-pieces x ai, projecting inward over Vthe ends ofthe trough to form the short top pieces p p hereinbefore mentioned, so as to prevent jumping of the signal-balls from the trough. The end pieces :n 0c are beveled downward toward their outer edges and the opposite ends of the trough, so as to act gradually on the striker L in swinging it in order to drop a ball from the carrier, l will also apply cleats at under the end pieces in order to sustain their. by means of and at the ends of the niain. trip-plate X.

It will be understood that the carrier-barrel E, with the striker and valve device L,

may be used without the pipe or tube extension F, and either with or without the collar H and lever I, which could be used directly onthe barrel E, if desired; but the construction with the extensionetube F is preferred,

as it increases the ball-carrying capacit-y of the `device for use on railroads where signalstations are numerous along the line.

lith the aforesaid description a brief gen;- eralstatemcnt of the operation. of the appa- TOO ' ratus will suffice, as follows: The signal-balls C havingbeen placed in proper order in the tube F and barrel E, so as to be dropped ,at the successive stations to be signaled, it is obvious that as the train moves forward and the carrier-lug Z strikes the beveled end piece a: of the trip-plate X of any receiver B the striker and valve device L will be swung rearv ward, so as to close the valve M and open the valve-plate Z, thus causing the lowermost signal-ball C to drop into the receiver-trough P, whence it passes to the boX It, tube S, and channel T, meanwhile forcing back the marker V and compelling it to prick,punch, or stamp the ribbon or band on the wheel WV, in order to indicate the time of delivery of the ball. As the carrier-lug Z passes oii the rear end of the receiver1 trip-plate X, the springs O O instantly retract the striker and valve device L into a vertical position, thereby closingthe valve Z and opening the valve M, in order to allovsT another signal-ball to drop down to the valve Z, ready to be delivered. into the next receiver whose trip-plate X actuates the striker in the mannerhereinbefore explained.

The signal ball or body C maybe made hollow in one piece with one or more holes communicating with its interior, or in two detachable parts, as shown in Fig. l5 of the drawings, so as to contain reports giving particulars as to the character of the train or the number of cars and the nature of their load, or orders to station-agents, track-men, and others along the line of railroad. The signalballs may also be made solid, and may be marked on their exterior with any desired informationm-as, for instance, the recognized number of the train-as shown in Fig. 16 of the drawings.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In railroad-signals, the combination, with a tubular or hollow carrier on a train and signal balls or` bodies adapted to the carrier, of a receiver on the road-bed int-o which the carrier delivers the balls, substantially as herein set forth.

2. In railroad-signals, the combination, with a valved carrier on a train and signal balls or bodies adapted to the carrier, of a trip device on the Vroad-bed operating the passing carrier-valve to automatically drop a signalball from the carrier, substantially asherein set forth.

3. In railroadsignals, the combination, with a valved carrier on a train and signal balls or bodies adapted to the carrier, of a ball-receiver on the road-bed provided with a trip device which automatically operates the valve of the passing carrier to drop a signal-ball from the carrier into the receiver, substantially asherein set forth.

4. In railroad-signals, the signal-ball carrier made with `a support, a barrel fitted adjustably thereto and provided with a valve device adapted to drop balls from it, and a yoke or cross-bar adapted for adjustable connection to the barrel and sustained by the barrel-support, substantially as described, whereby the barrel may be adjusted vertically on a train to cause its valve device to operate properly with relation to a trip device on the road-bed, as set forth.

5. In railroad-signals, the signal-ball carrier made with a support, a barrel fitted adjustably thereto and provided with a valve device adapted to drop balls from it, a yoke or cross-bar sustaining the barrel on the support, a rack on the barrel, and a pinion engaging the rack, substantially as described, whereby on turning the pinion the barrel may be adj usted to render its valve inoperative to prevent dropping of balls from the carrier, as set forth.

6. In railroad-signals, the signal-ball carrier made with a support, a barrel fitted adjustably thereto and provided with a valve device adapted to drop balls from it, a yoke or crossbar sustaining the barrel lon the support, a

rack on the barrel, and a lever sustained from the barrel-support and provided with a pinion engaging the rack, substantially as herein set forth. j

7. In railroad-signals, the signal-ball carrier made with a support, a barrel fitted adj ust-ably thereto and provided with a valve device adapted to drop balls, a yoke or cross-bar sustaining the barrel on its support, a rack on the barrel, a lever sustained from the barrel-support and provided with a pinion engaging the rack, and a detent locking the lever to hold the barrel raised to prevent operation of the signal-ball-delivery valve, substantially as herein set forth.

S. In railroad-signals, the si glial-ball carrier made with a support, a barrel fitted adj usta` bly thereto and provided with a valve device adapted to drop balls, a yoke or cross-bar sustaining the barrel on its support, a rack on the barrel, consisting of a series of annular parallel ribs or iianges, and a pinion adapted to therack, substantially as described, wherebythe pinion will engage the rack to allow vertical adjustment of the barrel by it however the barrel on its rack may be turned, as set forth.

9. In railroad-signals,- the combination, with a support having lugs CZ and a barrel E, having wings e, loosely fitting the lugs, and provided also with a swinging striker L, having valves Z M, of a yoke K, held to the flanges e and resting on the lugs CZ to sustain the barrel, substantially as herein set forth.v

l0. In railroadsignals, the combination, with a support having lugs cZ and a barrel E, having wings c, loosely fitting the lugs and provided with vertically-ranging series of holes e', and provided also with a swinging striker L, having valves Z M, of a yoke K, held adjustably to the barrel-wings by bolts passing through the wing-holes c', substantially as herein set forth.

l1. In railroad-signals, the combination,

with a support having lugs CZ and a barrel E, having Wings e, fitted loosely in the lugs and provided with a swinging striker L, having valves Z M, of an auxiliary tube F on the barrel E, a head-plate G, sustained from the barrel-support, a rack on the tube F, and a lever L, fulcrumcd to the head-plate and having'a pinion z', engaging said rack, substantially as herein set forth.

12. In railroad-signals, the. signal-ball carrier made with a barrel receiving the balls and provided near its outlet with a transversev slot, combined with a striker and a valve device hung to the barrel and having two valves, one working across the barrel-outlet and the other swinging through the barrelslot and provided with a passage for the balls, substantially as herein set forth.

13. In railroad-signals, the signal-ball carrier made with a barrel receiving the balls and provided near its outlet with a transverse slot, combined with a Vstriker and valve device hung to the barrel and having two valves, one working across the barrel-outlet and the other swinging through the barrel-slot, and provided with a passage for the balls, and springs retracting the striker and valve device to normal. position, substantially as herein set forth.

14. In railroad-signals, the signal-ball carrier made with a barrel receiving the balls and provided with a transverse slot c2, combincd with a striker and valve device'hung to the barrel and provided with a valve Z, working across the barrel-outlet, and a concave-convex valve M, having a ball-passage on and working through the barrel-slot e2, said striker adapted for operation by a trip device on the road-bed, substantially as herein set forth.

`15. In railroad-signals, the signal-ball carrier made with a barrel receiving the balls and provided with a transverse slot e2, combined with a striker and valve device hung to the barrel and having a valve Z working across the barrel-outlet, and a concave-convexvalve M, having a ball -passage m and working through the barrel-slot e2, said striker adapted for operation bya trip device on the road-bed, a curved rod N, sustained from the barrel, a lug on the striker through which the rod passes freely, and springs O O on the rod, retracting the striker and valves to normal position, substantially as hereinset forth.

16. In railroad-signals comprising a tubular or hollow signal-ball carrier on the train and a ball-receiver on the road-bed, said receiver made with a trough adapted to receive the balls from the carrier and a box receiving the balls from the trough, substantially as herein set forth.

17. In railroad-signals comprising a tubular or hollow signal-ball carrier on the train and a ball-receiver on the road-bed, said receiver made With a trough adapted to receive the balls from the carrier, a box receiving the ballsA from the trough, and a trip-plate extending' along the trough and adapted to actuate the ball-discharge device of the carrier, substantially as` herein set forth.

I8. Inrailroad-signals comprising a signalball carrier on the train and a ball-receiver on the road-bed, said receiver adapted to catch the balls delivered from the carrier and provided with a registry band or device and a marker adapted to imprint the bandand actuated by the balls delivered from the carrier, substantially as herein set forth.

19. In railroad-signals comprisinga signalball carrier on the train and a ball-receiver on the road-bed, said receiver made with a trough receiving the balls from the carrier and a box receiving the balls from the trough,

said box provided with a registry band or de` Vice and a marker adapted to imprint the band and actuated by the balls passed into the box, substantially as herein set forth.

20. In railroad-signals comprising a signalball carrier on the train and a ball-receiver on the road-bed, said receiver adapted to catch the balls delivered from the carrier and provided with a registry band or device, clockworks mechanism actuating said registryband, and a marker adapted to imprint the band and actuated. `by the balls delivered from the carrier, substantially as herein set forth.

2l. In railroad-signals comprising a signalball carrier on the train and a ball-receiver on the road-bed, said receiver made with a trough adapted to receive the balls and a box receiving the balls from the trough, said box provided with a registry-band or device and clock-works mechanism actuating the band and a marker adapted to imprint the band and actuated by the signal-balls passed into the box, substantially as herein set forth.

22. In railroad-signals, the signal-ball receiver made With a trough P, having an in-v clined iioor and a depression p3 at the base of said incline, an adjacent box. R, and a ballpassage p2 at the depression p3 between the trough and box, substantially as herein set forth..

23. In railroad-signals, the signal-bali receiver made With a trough P, having an inclined floor, a box R, a tube S in the box receiving the balls from the trough, and a channel T in the box receiving the balls from the tube, substantially as herein set forth.

24. In railroad-signals, the signal-bail rereceiver made with a trough P, a box R, a tube S in the box receiving the balls from the trough, a yielding marker V, sustained with one end in the tube and operated by the balls, and a registry band or device opposing the other end of the marker to be imprinted thereby, substantially as herein set forth. A

25. In railroad-signals,the signal-ball receiver made with a trough P, a box R, a tube S in the box, receiving the balls from the trough, a' yielding marker V, sustained with one in the tube and operated by the balls, a registry band or device opposing the other IOO end ot' a marker to be imprinted thereby, and ered from the carrier and provided with topa @look-Works mechanism actuating the band, plates at the ends preventing jumping of the 1o substantially as herein set forth. balls from it, substantially as herein set forth. n 26. In railroad-signals comprising a tubular 5 or hollow signal-ball carrier on the train and Y JAMES BURNETT IVEY.

a ball-receiver on the road-bed, said receiver Witnesses:

made with a trip-plate having beveled ends VIC. A. MENORD,

and with a trough Catching the balls deliv- MATT. R. FREEMAN.

Corrections in Letters Patent No. 422,790.

It ishereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 422,790, grantedMareli 4;, 1890, upon i the applieation of James Burnet Ivey, of Macon, Georgia, for an improvement in Automatic Recording Signals for Railroads, errors appear in the printed speeiea-` tion requiring' correction as follows: In line 61, page 2, the Word than 7 should read above, inline 7, page 5, the reference letter L should read I, and in line 133, same page, the Word end should loe inserted after the Word one; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein to conform to the papers pertaining to the oase in the Patent Office. l

Signed, eountersigned, and sealed this 22d day of April, A. D. 1890.

[SEAL] orieos Bossier,

Assistant Secretary of the Interim'. Gonntersigned:

C. E. MITCHELL,

Commissioner of Patents. 

